Senior clinician vs clinician

The differences between senior clinicians and clinicians can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a senior clinician and a clinician. Additionally, a clinician has an average salary of $60,150, which is higher than the $57,908 average annual salary of a senior clinician.

The top three skills for a senior clinician include social work, patients and substance abuse. The most important skills for a clinician are social work, patients, and patient care.

Senior clinician vs clinician overview

	Senior Clinician	Clinician
Yearly salary	$57,908	$60,150
Hourly rate	$27.84	$28.92
Growth rate	14%	9%
Number of jobs	32,129	105,023
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Average age	41	45
Years of experience	4	4

Senior clinician vs clinician salary

Senior clinicians and clinicians have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Senior Clinician	Clinician
Average salary	$57,908	$60,150
Salary range	Between $44,000 And $74,000	Between $34,000 And $103,000
Highest paying City	Scranton, PA	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	Pennsylvania	Nevada
Best paying company	Wellpath	Pace University
Best paying industry	Government	-

Differences between senior clinician and clinician education

There are a few differences between a senior clinician and a clinician in terms of educational background:

	Senior Clinician	Clinician
Most common degree	Master's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 49%
Most common major	Social Work	Psychology
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	California State University - Long Beach

Senior clinician vs clinician demographics

Here are the differences between senior clinicians' and clinicians' demographics:

	Senior Clinician	Clinician
Average age	41	45
Gender ratio	Male, 32.5% Female, 67.5%	Male, 24.3% Female, 75.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.0% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 4.6% White, 68.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 7.9% Unknown, 6.2% Hispanic or Latino, 7.9% Asian, 3.1% White, 74.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	6%	15%

Differences between senior clinician and clinician duties and responsibilities

Senior clinician example responsibilities.

Utilize strengths base approach as well as DBT and CBT techniques.
Develop rehabilitation programs for assign offenders or inmates, establishing rules of conduct, goals, and objectives.
Assist in providing parenting skills training, individual skill building, individual and family rehabilitation, and case management.
Facilitate DBT groups and offer training and support to clinicians around understanding the concepts and principles of this treatment approach.
Assess patients assign and evaluate their needs to assure for a successful customize recovery.
Provide education to patients and families, health professionals and lay community through professional presentations.

Clinician example responsibilities.

Perform thorough substance abuse assessments incorporating instruments such as ASAM, SASSI and urine drug screens; provide individual therapy.
Spearhead the development of rehabilitation programs serving adults with chemical dependency and mental health diagnoses with the manager.
Follow all ethical CARF standards when treating the residential client.
Facilitate stabilization, assessment, care and compassion for those in critical need.
Provide CBT and motivational interviewing for individual and group therapy to clients' who are on methadone.
Used motivational interviewing to lead recovery and therapy groups for IOP and PHP programs in the evenings and on weekends.

Senior clinician vs clinician skills

Common senior clinician skills

Social Work, 30%
Patients, 11%
Substance Abuse, 6%
Group Therapy Sessions, 5%
Clinical Services, 4%
Mental Health, 4%

Common clinician skills

Social Work, 26%
Patients, 14%
Patient Care, 4%
Individual Therapy, 4%
Mental Health, 4%
Mental Illness, 3%